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It's a Big Country (1951)

1h 29m · 20 Nov 1951

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Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.

Movie ID80666
GenreComedy, Drama
DirectorDon Weis, John Sturges, Charles Vidor
Main castEthel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan, Van Johnson, Gene Kelly, Janet Leigh, Marjorie Main
Release date20 November 1951
Release year1951
LanguageEnglish
Duration89 min (1h 29m)
Rating5.9 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director: Don Weis, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe
Writers: Edgar Brooke, George Wells, Isobel Lennart, John McNulty

Top cast

Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Brian Patrick Riordan Keefe BrasselleSgt. Maxie Klein Gary CooperTexas Nancy ReaganMiss Coleman Van JohnsonRev. Adam Burch Gene KellyIcarus Xenophon Janet LeighRosa Szabo Xenophon Marjorie MainMrs. Wrenley Fredric MarchJoe Esposito George MurphyMr. Patrick Callaghan William PowellProfessor S.Z. SakallStefan Szabo Lewis StoneChurch Sexton James WhitmoreMr. Stacey Keenan WynnMichael Fisher Elisabeth RisdonDiner on Train (uncredited) Sharon McManusSam Szabo Angela ClarkeMama Esposito Robert HyattJoseph Esposito John EricsonNaval Ensign (uncredited)

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